The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-27 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The deStiatic party, 'Spanish and Portuguese, en couraged by the French Ambassador at Madrid, and by a certain faction in the Salons, perhaps the Conn ors of Paris, ,which M. tie Moustier. not unworthily represented— , this baud of confederates knew full well that they were insulting the English nation when they despised the warnings of our Minister, and that wheii they, openly invaded a British Ally, they made war upon,(ireat Britain herself. To what can such con duct be attributed ? That au outrage so heinous on E n glish honour' could have been conceived without anyaerious forethought as to the consequences, we for our parts are far from being satisfied. The spirit of calculation, such as it was, has been at work through out ; that sort of calculation, indeed, which Locke de fines as constituting madness ; the conclusions of a madman being right enough, while the error Hee only in his premises. Now, . the hallucination of these .Apostolic madmen, of whom, however, we beg dis tinetly 'to state, that noisy anti intriguing as they are, they' are held in no less contempt by all enlightened' Frenchnien, than hy ths friss:est of freedom in ati other parts of the globe, was in the original hypothesis on which their plans were founded. They did not blun der at all in imagining, that hy the, overthrow of the Conatitutional Government at Lisbon, they, would in effect make a conquest, of the whole of Portugal, and thus tear away that kingdom from the house of Eraganza, protected by Great Britain, to place the crown on the head of • a - Prince, who would bold from the 'House of Bourbon, - ,' and follow in the wake of France s- 7 -No, there: could not he a more natural or sound speculation: on the effects of a successful invasion of Porttigal! than that which saw in such a victory, the conversic of a friend and ally of Great Britain into a vassal France, or, to speak more pointedly, of the House Bourbon. Had, the project been in all its parts at; cessful, the family pride which had been wounded the loss of South America, would have enjoined ) nieauseparation, and the family compact of the I! a century would have in some degree recovered its sti ;. But the blunder, the delusion of the enterprise was in this, viz.—in the belief that England was so tame, or so enfeebled; as to look on quietly„ While the mist: of was perpetrating, and to tolerate the developemei of such an indignity, without flying at once to arms. If .1, - ;1,0411a has preferred and cultivated a pacific pc cy, since the restoration of the hmise of Bourbon, din her efforts and those of her brave ulliea, to the two thrones of France and Spain, the faction of whit we speak indulges an egregious error in supposing that her poverty alone, and not her will, consented the general repose of. Europe. They misjudge the feel alga, as. weans the resources, of this country, ii flat tering themselves that on a comparison with the tmst powerful States on earth, Great Britain has, t iring any period of the ten years peace which she has con tribined by the activity and forbearance of her atm aft to secure, to the greater portion, of Christi dam, been actuated by the least apprehension that w ca pacity to undertake and maintain a war fell short of that poissessed by either neighbouring. taut 0,414)ri5, If men had been wanting for :lea Or shore, what Government could command then more abundantly? If money—see how many millions In e beeti lent all over the world by. our •capitilists, from ; e mere overflow and offal of their treasures. Here then we re peat, was the real insanity of that contemptible faction, equally odious in Pritiiiv and England, who I ve 'just risked this criminal attempt upon our. known All) They hoped that England, in the consciousness of that i potence and bumitiation to which their .fancies taut red !ea her, would still negotiate when she ought to act; and v gild end by pocketting, instead of punishing, an insult. Co con clude: Portuguese independence must not be let exposed to a renewal of those imminent dangers from wh k we, at the expense and trouble of a warlike armament, we now been compelled to save her, It would be insuffe ,ble, that by the perpetuity of an unprincipled anti perfi, out► des potism in Spain, England, with her Ally, shoal( be kept in everlasting dread of hostile machinations from he Cabi net of Madrid, having for their first object, the v e rth r o w of civil freedom in Portugal, and for their Be ) , t h e for cible separation of the Portuguese monarchy'fri t its alli ance with Great Britain. In resisting both nese per nicious purposes, the British Goverment, Foreign Governments too, may assure themselves,- that the senti ment of national honour unites the people of E; land us if they had but a single heart among then,—Tirs r. It looks as if Mr. O'Connell wart always termined to be the greatest enemy of the cause whit he most affects to advocate. The absurd' intern er ice of his speeches—his abuse of every thing English. -his Gal lic predilections—his avowed sympathies with the Jesuits, and other priestly incendiaries on 'te Conti nent, all betoken him to be as unfit a perst to guide the cause of the Irish Roman Catholics a happy consummation as accident or malicious foi nine could Iplace at their ;lead. We speak of him m as a po tician. In other relations of life he may b for aught we know, judicious and discreet ; but it is a a politi cian only that his existence affects the irate; sts of Ire land ; and surely no man that ever yet til lertook to advocate the claims of Millions of his felh v-subjects, had less of that government of mind, or tl it enlarged sense of patriotism, that merges personal )elings, in terest, and paasions in the great consi erasion of country. Mr. O'Connell calls for speed emancipa tion ; but he could do nothing more grati Ong to the powerful body in this country, who are alit adverse to the demand, than to adopt the line ,f conduct which he at present pursues. That eon( ict has not the excuse of, inexperience, for he is no lon ;er a young man. If years ever ripen the judgment his ought, before now, to h ave at t a i ne d its maturi! . An old lover makes himself ridiculous enough is m his pas sions betray a youthful exuberance; but an undisci plined violence of temper is still worse in in old titian, It is certain that Mr. O'Connor rather en , courages than repres ses hi s — an d t h e C ques tion feels the fatal effect% of it. Let us s ppose, for a moment, that the claims of th e it„ man latholics are founded in the purest principled of rearan ii supported by the strongest dictates of political justice, Why, then, dote not Mr. O'Connell condescend to use the re - sources of argument and reason, instead o brandishing for ever the weapons that passion and b otry to a mind which distinguishes itself a for a ove of national freedom, than for a desire to establish the supremaeyof Priests. • The better a can; is, theta ssa it can afford to be reasoned, and the rater abhor rence ought its adviseatee to have of the t Id and into. 'went declamation that expresses only th overflowings of an exasperated ignorance. Nothing t n surpass the riotous joy which this gentleman now ives vent to, in the hope that England is about to be nvolved in a war with France and Spain. Ile says tl " name of England is detested in every country in Europe, and that even the cry in Portugal is death o the Eng lish I" What a sentiment for a " Pat) at" to exult in 1 What a happy occasion for a lover of constitu tional liberty to express his raptures. So, because England, the creator of the freedom of the New World-,; and the , only protection of the 3 ries of the t, Old, is detested, or supposed to be detested, where ever : r name is heard, Mr. O'Connell, who pleads for the o stitutional privileges of six millions of " here ditary tondsmen; is to rejoice. Mr. O'Connell thinks it stre ;e too that England should give the Portuguese libertt and refuse the claims of the Irish ,Rothan Ca tholic - A - little reflection would have-shown him that it, ,our allies in tlis cause are:RoMin: Catholics, so are o enemies. We fight With the Portuguese ; we oppo , the Spaniards. Consequently, on our part, this I s noth-mg of the character of a religious war. td entered into treaties with Portugal—whether on w eor unwise grounds is another question, but not cute Ailing the doctrine, that we ought not to keep faith with heretics, our Government acted on the same prin cipl of good faith to a Roman Catholic State, which wo have guided their policy with respect to a Protes tar one : and unless Mr. O'Connell loves the "Aposto lic of Spain better than the welfare .of Portugal and th honour,. of England, he ought to, have spoken of th matter in different language. 'We can only account ft. his own conduct, by believing him ,tobe a tool in the h ds _oldie Priests. As long as he continues under that rtinatior, tie will be unfit fur feeeihim. Weed, he never :aks of the: Roman Catholic Clergy but in the language the most fulsome flattery, approaching nearly to adorn m ; while he lavishes all the - terms in the vocabulary of , now on the Protestant Clergy whenever be alludes to them. .'his is bad. taste, as well as had feeling. : There are good aid unworthy men in both classes—but Protestants do cot surrender their reason to the direction of their Priest. They do not full at the knees of any confessor, or allow their wives and daughters to do so, and believe,: contrary to the evidence of their senses, that bad Clergymen are immaculate beings, or that any priestly power on earth has possession of tt grandest attribute of God—a mo ral infallibility. Does Mr. O'Connell think that if Franklin or Washington had been the slaves of a crafty - ambitious priesthood, they would ever have laid the foundation of a great empire in America ? Does he believe that this island would have ever become the first power in Europe if its kings continued to be governed by the Pope's Le gate, and the Priest, who gives law to the kingdoms in the midst of the ruins of an ancient Italian city, still treated our Sovereign as the representative of his power, -and reserved to himself the.. paramount allegiance of his peo ple P - We can tell Mr O'Connell and - his' that if they think to bully. the - English people, by menacing them with the vengeance of the Apostolic party, they - will only enlist the stubborn pride and manly feeling of this -conntry, against a cause that relies for support on so odi oils a contederacy.Morning Herald. It is curious to see the anxiety. of the French Mi nisters to have it believed—" that they had re-called their Ambassador from Madrid, in order to testify to the Court of Spain their formal disapprobation of the support which the Spanish Authorities had given to the enterprise of the, Portuguese Refugees. This, however, is a complete diplomatic fiction, for it will be remembered, that in the Portuguese Chamber of Deputies, the Ministers submitted a series of docu ments connected with the conduct of Spain ; and among them was a complaint addressed to the French on the Subject of the Marquess de Moustier's inter ference, urgently demanding his recal, and confi dently expressing an expectation that the Paris Cabi net wbuld accede to this demand, which it has since turned out they actually did. Whether or not the AmbasSador deviated from his instructions, is a mat ter which he alone is able to explain ; but when the order for his recal was - originally given, it was cer tainly intended as a disapprobation of his own parti cular conduct, rather than that of King Ferdinand, and his reception in Paris' on his return proves the fact. The manner in which he interfered in eneou. raging or aiding the aggression on. the PortugueSe , territory, is not distinctly stated : but it is well kn own , that during his residence at Madrid, he has shown himself extremely hostile to the new order of things in Portugal, and is considered as one of the chief causes of the non-recognition by Spain of the Govern ment established by Don Pedro IV., .the chief topic of complaint alleged by Portugal, previous to the entry of the Marquess de Chaves, and the first point to be settled before amicable relations can be re stored. This fact is distinctly proved by the letter of Count de Villa Real, addressed, on the 10th Nov., to the French Ambassador in Madrid ; and, at least, what were the private sentiments of the latter, on the subject of the remonstrance so made, may be collected from the laconic answer he returned—an answer which, from the nature of the appeal which gave rise to it, and the very language in which it is couched, breathes little short of actual contempt. The first indignation expressed against M. de Mouldier was in Lisbon, and if the French Cabinet, who have since had an oppor tunity of weighing well the consequences of the truth being told, as to what actually occurred in Madrid, now feel desirous of shielding their Envoy, by throwing the blame on King Ferdinand—the whole transaction can he considered in no other light than as au expe dient. This pointed demonstration of displeasure against Ferdinand—for as such the French (2abinet evidently wish the removal of their Amb assa d or t o appear—is certainly singular, when it is remembered that Mr. Lamb, our own Envoy, is, still at Madrid ; and certainly he had much more to complain of, on the part of his Government, than the French, who are only indirectly implicated in the affairs of Portugal. If we are not much mistaken, the expedient resorted to by the French Ministry will turn out to be a piece of diplomatic finesse, and such is the opinion in Paris. The attempt made in the French Chamber of Peers by the Minister of Foreign Aflairs, to throw the blame of jthe aid given to the Portuguese Refugees on King For ; dinand himself, presents a singular contrast to what some of our own Noble Lords said on the subject of the aggression, the night the address to the throne was voted. Some were disposed to furnish a loop-hole for the Spanish King to get out at, by expressing a hope • that the aid to the Portuguese Refugees would rather turn out to be the act of the local authorities, than that of the King. Yet, we should be glad to ask, in what way could supplies of arms, clothing, ammuni tion, and a variety of other military stores, collected from various points, be taken out of the depots with out superior orders ? If such articles as these were in charge of the Bishops and Monks, we conceive it , possible ; but at all times, and more particularly at the present moment, when scarcely' a fowling-piece can be found in the hands of a Spanish peasant, the public magazines are under the most vigilant 'controul. The following are the forms observed in Spain, in the ex traction of arms and ammunitien from the depots. — Every thing belonging to the ordinary supply and consumption of the fortified towns and army is oh tained b y t h e i mmediate orders of the commander of the dist r i ct , in which the depots are situated ; but no supplies even for extraordinary service, even if they are to be sent from one district to another, can issue with out the King's special mandate, communicated through the War Minister. The dock-yards, and depots of arms and ammunition, are under the imme diate charge of the department of artillery, and by it the necessary stores are obtained and kept, till they regiments in want of them ; are delivered over to the. and when no longer wanted, the supplies so issued return to the quarter from which they came. There fore, to obtain the issue of any ,military stores, - for an extraordinaryturpose, the first ate') required is a Me morial to the King. If the,_prilyer is granted, three Royal • Ordera, are made , Ale 'War_ Minister ; the first addressed to . the Directors Genera l: of com manding him to, make the issue; .the latter-forwards the Order to the Sub-Director of the department of Artillery, in whose care-the stores are placed ;.of- the above depart ments there are five in Spain. The 'Snb-Director trans mits it to the 'Artillery Officer commanding the point where the magazine is situated, and he, together with the store-keeper, makes the: delivery, The second Royal Order is addressed to the Captain;General of the province, announcing the King's resolution. The Captain-General sends the Order to the Governor of the fortified town in which the magazine is placed, and also to the party who is to sign the receipt. The Governor also advises the Commander of Artillery of the day on which the issue is to be made, and of the nuns() of the person who is to give a receipt. The third Royal Order is forwarded to the Minister of Finance, in order that he may give orders to meet the expenses of the issue. The latter sends a Royal Order to the Intendant of the Army, for the province in which the magazine in question is situated, and the latter forwards the corresponding notice to the respective pay department, and also notifies it to the Captain-General of the Province. The offices and hands through which rut order must pass in Spain for the issue of even 100 muskets not required for, local consumption, are consequently so numerous, , even 'eftei the King's sanction . has been ob taind (and without which 'it has been clearly shown no delivery of 'warlike stores can be made), that we deem it utterly impossible for the blame of the Portuguese anna ment to rest with any, isolated commander or authority, and much less a combination of them.- . -Morning chronicle. NO part of our empire ever received so much bene , fit, from their connection with the other members of the same State, as our Irish neighbours have for many years derived from their union with us. They have had the advantage of a Constitution, which the low state of society among them, and the character of the religion of the majority, would not have permitted to arise spontaneously, 'The mass of the people have every privilege which the mass of the people in Eng land or Scotland. enjoy. Facilities have been given for the diffusion of English knowledge and English improvements among them. English capital has been invited to call forth the resources of the country, and put its industry into motion. Their incorporation with England has laid the. commerce of the world open to their enterprise. Our own home market ensures to them a speedy demand for every article , : which. they can produce, and that, too, at a higher price, than could be obtained any where else, and they enjoy be sides, the additional 'advantage of an almost total ex emption from taxes. Ireland bears nothing like a fair proportiOn of the :public burdens of the empire. She has been not only defended from foreign enemies, but, in a great measure, governed and achnbris tered at the expense of England. " Yet all this availed' me nothing, so long as. I I see Mor decai, the Jew, sitting at the King ' s gate." , All the benefits for which Ireland ought, to be grateful to Eng land are to be held, forsooth, as nothing, because Ca tholic lawyers are not admitted into Parliament, and a few Catholic Peers are not • allowed to vote in the House of Lords. We are far from underrating the im portanee of what is called the Catholic Question. It is a matter of no small moment, whether we -shall retain or reject that old maxim of our State policy, which holds, that Catholics, thmigh entitled to s ame the pro tection with other subjects, are n o t tne most proper depositaries for administering the highest functions of a Constitution, of which a Protestant Church and a Protestant King are two essential parts. But its im portance lies, ,not in any connection with the situa tion of the Irish people, but in the influence which it may exercise on the liberties of the empire, ,and, in the tendency which .it may have either to weaken or to strengthen Roman Catholic superstition. Grant to the Catholic's to-morrow all that they demand—the people of Ireland would not be one iota the better for the change, except so far as the efforts of such incendiaries as the spouters at the Catholic Meetings in Dublin might, for a time at least, be paralyzed. —These Meetings have of late become a disgrace to the Catholics, and even to the country. It is almost inseparable from the nature of such assemblies that the greatest ruffian and ranter becomes the leading man in them. Reason and sense are of course excluded ; bombast, and nons en se, arid' raying exaggerations of •• • i counterfeit passion7lartieularly f tricked out with the borrowed tinsel, half-faded„fineiy, of meretricious rhetoric—call forth universal applause. " Ireland 1" exclaims Sheil , " youn g , beautiffil, devoted, glowing, ardent, impassioned, enthusiastic Ireland"! I-! Such an apostrophe excites only our laughter, particularly when uttered by a man who has been shameless enough to become the harlequin of a faction,. only as a means of emerging from poverty. B u t our laughter is changed into contemptuous s corn , w h en we find the ranter proceed to heap on the head of England every epithet of opprobrium which his collection of synony mes can supply—m perfidy, baseness, turpitude, thank lessness, selfishness, cruelty." The extension of the blessings of good administration to Ireland (so far as their extension depends mi official authority' and conduct, and not on the habits of the people themselves) is perfidy : basen ess an d turpitude are to be found in our endeavours _to diffuse know ledge and improvement , throughout the pe o pl e ; our thanklessness is shown • in the lightness of the taxes' imposed on Ireland, in .the unrestrained ad mission of her productions into Our Markets,and her free participation in the commerce of the world'; our heartless.; ness and cruelty are established, beyond all question, by . the abiindant charity which we have often administered to the starving peaiantry of Ireland—a peasantry which remains constantly on the verge of starvation, principally by reason of habits of life, which the Catholic spouters and their con federatei contribute, in no small degree, to. perpetuate. These Dublin Meetings have long been the scorn of the country. They are merely assemblages of insignificant persons, trying to preserve a disgraceful notoriety, and to elevate themselves to a dig n i t y sim il ar to t h at which was once possessed by Cobbett and by I-hint. But, of lute, their language has become so infamous, that it is incum bent on the respectable portion of the Catholics to state explicitly how fur they concur in, or disavow, the atrocities that issue from the lips of O'Cennell and Sh e il. Silenc e is not suf fi cient ; for silence is, by these charlatans, construed into implied approbation ; upon the faith of which they hold themselves out as the true heayen-ap pointed rulers of Ireland. It does not surprise us that such persons as O'Connell and Sheil should utter what it shocks every man of sense, or taste , or. v i rtue , to rea d ; b u t i t d oes surprise us that the Catholic' should not have sufficient spirit and courage, or sufficient honesty and prudence, either to controul, by their language and votes, the proceedings of the meetings which purport to be convoked in relation to their affairs) or, at least, to disavow sentiments not less disgraceful to those who entertain them, than the worst doctrines of the.worst times of the Catholic Church, from the imputation of which they are always most anxious to vindicate themselves.---New Time'. A fellow wee a few days since committed from one of the Police offices, who had gone the round of moat of the pas try cook shops, living luxuriously upon soups and jellies, and in -17:i:1:1;1 4 1,1s 1 :7 in ! a Plated spoon in lieu of the silyer one furnished POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 'MANSION-MOUSE.—Yesterday;.; a dashing;looking young niau, named John Minton, was brought up for examination, before the LORD MAYOR, on a charge of fraud. Mr. - Chaffers, the - pawnbroker, Of Watlingstreeti stated, that the prisoner came to his house, and offered to pledfce half a dozen massive silver table spoois, of whit is called the king's new pat tein. He wanted la upon them, give his word' of honour, as a gentleman, that they, had cost much more, anti said he would call again for them in the evening. Mr. Chaffers examined them carefully, notwithstanding' the defendant's word and gentlemanly manner, and finding them to be good elver, lie offered to lend 6!. upon them. The prisoner failing in obtaining a better offer, took up the spoons, and went from the counter, but returned again, saying, " Well, he must take the sum offered." He then put down his half dozen of spoons on the countelb. -Mr. Chaffers, iu turning them out, detected them, by the ring, as being counterfeit. He immediately had the prisoner taken into custody. On search ihg him, the half dozen of good spoons were found upon him. The counterfeit spoons were plated with a coat of silver, over a species of Britannia metal. Several pawnbrokers came forward, and stated that they had been defrauded by a sleight-of-hand trick, similar to that which the prisoner had played off. Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS, for the prisoner, submitted, that in law the prisoner must be discharged, inasmuch as no money had pissed to him, and no offence bad therefore been committed. The LORD MAYou admitted the Learned Counsel i objection to be good, and discharged the prisoner, who, however, was im mediately taken into custody, charged with having completed the offence in another jurisdiction, to which he was conveyed. A mad was brought up on Friday, by Mr. Goldham, before Mr. Alderman KEY, charged with being in possession of stolen property.He wassent fur one month to Bridewell. • ill-. Ooldhani stated, in the course of the investigation, that he had discovered, since he came into office, that a most enormous system of robbery was carried on in Billingsgate-market, and that a chain of nearly 100 men were engaged in it. He calculated that property to the value, upon a moderate calculation, of not less than io,bool. per annum, was taken in this way. His interference with the system had occasioned many threats of personal violence towards him. The Superintendent then charged James How, the master of the fishing-smack Sarah, and Mark Smith, a snorer, on suspicion of having stolen a quantity of fish, the property of Mr. Jacob Henry Spashet, the owner of the Sarah. Mr. Goldham stated, that Mark Smith, whom he regretted to be obliged to bring before the magistrate, was generally considered the most honest man in the market. He was what was called a snorer, that was, a person who lands fish from the boats, and conveys them to the salesinen. He was in the employment of Mr. Savory, the salesman. At about half-past seven or near eight that morning, witness observed him with a' basket marked " on his head : instead of going to Savory, he proceeded with it to another place, and there emptied the content* into another basket. Witness followed him, and found that he had deposited ten plaices and eight maids, for which he could not account to his satisfaction ; he stated that he had them giyen to him by the other prisoner, How. Witness went to How, who treated his interference as officious, but stated, that he ,had given some of the fish to Smith, for assisting in getting the cargo on shore. Witness did not consider this account as probable, and brought both the prisoners before the magistrate, to account for their conduct. Mr. Spashet, the owner, here came forward,. and deposed, that he had given the prisoner How permission to give away a few fish to reward those who assisted in landing the cargo. Mr. Goldham, whom this ,evidence seemed to take by surprise. oaken fir. Spashet whether he permitted his servant to give away se many as ten plaice and eight maids.---Mr. Spashet admitted that' such a quantity was rather more than be contemplated. A couple or three plaice, or so, he should not think out of the way. The Chief Clerk—lt is to be hoped, Sir, that you will allow him to dispose of your whole cargo. Mr. Wooller, who attended as Mr. Harmer's clerk, for the pril soners, said, Mr. Spashet might dispose of his property as he thought proper. The prisoner How might have exceeded the per mission given him. That was a question between him and his master; but no felony had been committed. The Magistrate discharged both prisoners, observing that the consequence of such permission as that given by the owner, and the practice of paying men for their labour in such a manner, must be extremely mischievous. GUILDHALL.--A boy, names Charles Fashnact,was brought up for anal examinition yesterday, before Mr. Alderman C. Smith, on suspicion of having • stolen a parcel, containing two 20/. Salisbury bank-mt.-14 a rd. note of the same description, and four sovereigns. The stolen notes have not yet been offered at either the bank ing-housed in town or country, where they are payable, and the evidence being deemed too weak to warrant his commitment, the prisoner was discharged. Upon his person were found two letters from disca r d e d mis- tresses ! One of them directed to himself, and the other, it sp. pears, to the present object of his attentions, and when we say he is nearer I-1) than 15 years of age, and stands four feet and a half high, the perusal of these documents will perhaps create a smile. The first is dated Nov. 26, and directed to " Miss Humphreys." Miss,—l am astonished to think as you should keep company with such a low lad us Charles, for when ho first spoke to me he behaved very well, but when he completed is desire he used me very ill. I have got over my confinement. I hope I shall be no more trouble to him. I take the liberty of writing this epistle to you, hoping it will be a warning t o .y ou , as h e h as seduced two . . young girls. ANN LUSHINOTON. Dear Charles,-..Thin comes with any kind love to you to no wher I have offended you that you did not speak to me lartt night. I did not no that I had. If 1 have, let me now. You beams to say that I care nothing about you, but if I did not I shot't not took the troble to wark till nine o'clock last night. Pleas to send it sneer as sun as you can. By doing you will match oblige, Yours, E. GISBOURNE. The officer did not omit to tall upon Miss Humphreys, a fine young girl, sixteen years old, but be could digit nothing from her. BOW-STREET.--A respectable-looking young man, flamed John Minton, was brought In custody front the City, charged by Joseph Turner, a pawnbroker, of Brydges-street, Covent-garden, with a fraud under the following circumstances. Thqnsas Webb was a shopman In the employ of Air. Turner. On the 16th of December instant, the prisoner came into Isis 111AS_ ter's shop, and presented six silver .table-spoons, on which he wanted to borrow eight pounds. Witness having examined and weighed the spoons, returned them to prisioner, and offered to ad vance 71. on them. The prisonei' pressed fur the suns he asked, stating that he bad some money to make up, and was so much de ficient. He then offered to leave hie umbrella as a security' for the other pound ; but the witness refuted to lend any more than 71. on the spoons. The prisoner remained in the shop a short time, and then consented to take the sum which the witness had offered him, producing, at the same time, from his coat-pocket, a parcel, containing, as witness believed, the six spoons which he had previously weighed and examined. The prisoner received the 71. and left the shop. In about a quarter of an honr after his departure, the witness' went to pack up the spoons for the purpose of putting them aside, when he discovered that they were not the same which he had examined, but six plated spoons of ' exactly a similar pattern. The witness Isere produced the six spoons left by the prisoner, and thought they might be worth 245. The mime of " Reynolds, Strand," was written on the duplicate by desire of the prisoner. The prisoner requested leave to put a few questions to the wit ness, stating that he had feed Mr. Charles Phillips, the barrister, to attend on his behalf; burp he did not think proper to attend, he was obliged to be his own Counsel. The next case was that of Mr- Hodges, a pawnbroker in Drury-lane, whose shopman deposed, that on the 16th of Decem ber, the prisoner offered him fur pawn two dessert spoons, on which he desired to obtain the utmost that the witness could afford to lend. Witness offered to advance 11. on the spoon's, having ex amined and weighed them. He subsequently lent a guinea on two spoons, bidieving them to be the same that he had inspected. His attention, however, having been called to the circumstance by a pawnbroker, two days after the transaction, be examined the spoons, and found that they were plated, and riot worth more then ss. The prisoner gaze th e a lone 'of " William Horn, prisoner had bee n b roug h t Strand." The o ffi cer in whose c u s t o dy the from the city, said that th e p r isoner, 'since his apprehension, had twice attempted to escape. On Christmas night, his wife having been admitted t o see him, h e exchanged clothes with h er , an d w a s very near effectin g hi s p ur pme--Remanded to Friday n ex t. " ; N n fe lony against a man nana ed Gregor MI Gre g o r . There was considerable merriment excited in the office during the applicant's statement against the poor Scotehman, who it ap !Cr the fi c A ol L o L ur . s — or ei th t e eri ra la in out Y ' alernale nam e d Wilson, dres sed how, applied f or a warran t of peared was d e prived of every article of the dress he had entered the house in, e xcept his shirt. The Magistrates--Mee. 'Wilson, you may leave the office, for I shall grant you no warrant; your house, I understand, is one of the very worst description in this neighbourhood, and I shall recommend it to be indicted. Mother Wilson then flounced out of the office in her fisiby dress, quits disconcerted at the reception she had met with. THE MARKETS. , (From the-London New Pries-Curmai of Tueiday.) SUGAR—The Sugar Market last week was brisk for the season of the year ; the sales were considerable ; the prices without any variation. This forenoon the market was closed on account of the holydays. In the Refined trade during the last week there was little business doing; and as the holders became anxious to effect sales they were offer ing parcels at 6d. to is. lower; but few purchases were re ported. Molasses were steady. By public sale on Friday 909 bags Mauritius Sugar sold at prices Is. higher than any previous rates. COFFEE—There were no public sales of Coffee after the day of our publication (Tuesday). Last week the pur chases were confined to small parcels by private contract for the home consumption of the country. There were in quiries after St. Domingo at about 505. , _ but no good par cels could be purchased at that price. There were no pub lic sales of Coffee this forenoon, and we believe no pur chases by private contract. Rum, BRANDY, and HomaNDs—The Rum Market was very firm last week, but the buyers evince no inclination to comply with the late advance, except for small parcels for immediate orders • some Jamaica 33. over at 3s. 10d., WO, we believe, the only purchase last week. Brandies have been selling but not in large parcels. Geneva is still scarce. Tonacc9—The purchases of the New Tobacco for home consumption. continue general and extensive; the Moo demand has been inconsiderable, but the Market is still watched by extensive exporters. HEMP, FLAx, and TALLOW.—TaIIow had advanced from 38s. to 395. 6d., but the Market lies since become heavy. Hemp and Flax are without alteration. Corrost.—The Cotton Market has been firm and.im. proving, on account of the very favourable intellige nce e e from Liverpool and from the manufacturing districts ; purchases for the week ending on Saturday inclusive, can sist of 300 Sulam, sd. a ; 100 Egyptian d. a 71d9 100 West India 7id., duty paid. There is so methin g do ing this morning in Egyptians ,at prites. LeDloo.—The Market p r ices are rather highe r, but there is little doing. •It is sta ted that one or two par eels have sold at Is. 6d. advance on the last East India th • _ .... __ House sale, moil .: -gseBl;ishe.:_ea7Oil at Stfhaerkreetduhetiasonbeoefo gsaool P eods K u.sa P lig P r E h u ti — lna ß if y ted pti l c d sa ve le ry on hig F h ri , d4 d l . ) an o2 d 7 li bar P° PP °4 parcels 01 newly-landed wo or three , West India Molasses have sold 30s. and 30s. t>d• e ni quality. • TEs.---There is no alteration in the prices of Teas si nce the India House sale. FRUIT.—The demand for Fruit continues Ilene"' anal extensive. No new Currants are now left in the bands the importers, and the trade are re-selling the Currant. fr" a 100 s. The Figs are of an uncommon fine quality Oil I rn i. e p h e ea r tvlytu:. the late season, and the principal holders will not sell except iat 11 further advance. • .. ritISH PROVISIONS.--The accounts from Ireland 6 t a _ i " that Beef had advanced 7s. 6d. to 109. per cask; ru" ; f 2s. 6d. The market has bees very firm in consequon ce° these statements. MENTINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY, Sarnapao, Doe. SO. Barlow, H., hfacelesfiekl—Angel, Macclesfield--I 1 Bickerdike, G., Huddersfield—Pack Horse, liuddersfisla-3 Bigg, E., Birmingham--Royal Hotel, Birmingham--i g Bishop, c„ From. Selwood,,Angel, Warmineter—il Cockle, J., Deritend—Royal Hotel, Birmingham- 41 Firth, J., Huddersield—PaCk Horse, ThulerafieldL -5 Hughes and Co., Gilbert and Taylor,* Bristol—Commercial rooms, Bristol --1 Gr*me, J., Manchester—White's .Itlonchest4-41 Harrison,a J., Wigan—Buck th' Vine, Wite" —l I Hodgson, J., "Birmingham—Royal Hotel, ,Birroinghatu-11 Ives, C., Cumberworth—Pack-horse, Huddersfield --9 Knight , J. and 8., Great Horton—Sw, ManchesterV Leigh, A., Manchester Mr. Allison, Huddersfield-if!! Manchester. -9 Leigh, R., Manehester—.B an d OiN igar er 2; Low and Rowland, s oc kport--Whi te ' 9 ' ManC Ite Protheroe, J., Bristol--Rummer, I !Merrick, W., Bristol--Mr• Great*, Bristol -11 Rimer, T. Pv. Ruby, liebiton_Beyan Co., Bristol —I Starling, S., p oo l e —Ben,' Shafteebury—l 1 Stringer and Hickson --Angel, Afacclosfield-12 —u—ampton—hfr. Callawey, Sumner, T., Clithero—Royal Hotel, Birminghm-1 1 Taylor, .1., Golcar.—King's Heed, Hedderifiald•-1 Tuckett, W., Bath —Angel , ll Walker, H., Preston—Blanchard and Co., Pree.tOn" — * pool—lt Ward and Smith, Liverpool--Mr. Hinds, Ltver Portsmouth —It be beard at Portu gons hen, S., ..—...___ Peiti to PortugalNin®. Li ncoln's Inn Paz , a! , Bau Jan. I, at Nine. • - . INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHABOffiv . _, Betterton, J., Buckingham-Owe, aarveg Dentith, J., Camberwell , draper Limon Grove, grocer Fennell, T., Pimlico, green-grocer Freneb, G., Whitechapel-road, prcrvision agent Hawkes, S., Hadley, Middlesex, shoemaker Hawkins, J., St. Martin's lane, virtualla r Long, J., St. Pancras, tailor Lord, R., Paddington, blacksmith Morriss, T., Whitechapel, servant Nann, T., Old Ford, near Bow, farrier Palmer, G., Leadenhall-street, engineer Phillips, G., Battle-bridge, trimtniug rnakounfacturer Schofield, J., Barnsley, Y or kshire, clothrns Warren, W., Piccadilly, coal dealer ___—........ .. _ %_.... MunD -----..-------7--de a Gal en ` t e i D Jamesstares , a v il,, from e } d S th t e . . John'.; ev New Brunswick, w" brought 17. . eir ' r e ' b n e l u m k ed hpuur P r a iedo ic ed k rni i l n . ed to v - 0 - 14 c00 77::: 18. G b il e i ovtrkEaßllGtimmiioldi egenzromoredaot: shiteldieinotnhi:enegwdipichnihmhoidaosipe penpatarang —......._ a 4):::::: d knife. With °o th si i: S h weil M" r int atd o w"aecr t en e asediC ' nemaaceitinrguled'ant".ll pasotaL)"l3l4saaPvirargeint:b°ard'uttle evidence appease fro. ~ /levying wen took poseessio __, n ?t . the POtatoes. The 1 1 x t a s i ~4,040p0n the This oraedthoeiibprir_rfoi,gno:l7,:ari;fahaeabsu:lwirigiasse; e ns helor for k". the subject in a good natured manuer . he m „ Gill haat bl i gn ,y; g ware, as his end was approaching ~ Ab V'. said --"' hia band on the other's ahouider, ~, yom WOUld not do Oat. , . of Eletnroing iinmediately etruck hint in the groin,.,ol.,l4°g„:"aore, tahan sad, arteries. The blood.spouted /0 0 consider able u.sts d in a few minutes , the unfortunate men etrP fret___ ...... ...2:*"'"' rlitkuedriuf:roani!ebesue'tP°ru:::kotaxllilllinbta-unnt-ednerd tihiieroebts.orii.. On the 22d Dec. the hulßyiollfTLliie'Su.t.-Colonel Pawki""6 of a son. l l, ... d o the 114* * ~f On the 25th inst ,in Regent-street, t0.F..--, f t he Rey': Butterfield, B. A., ?dinar Capon of St. Peter's, Virestro;l9 a daughter Jos. tford ereta r t y lom to e, G Esq ove7m u su ppa t, On the 23d inst., at St.ltPlAanniterasiEDNe; Church, - 1 " 11 / 1 ,.. r ,77 Se- Rodney, F,sq., eldest son of the lion. John RodacYi 1-ihe Se of On the 24th inst., at Brighton, Mr. E. Tait, of the tAll' Ceylon, to tt l e ga ti mlr' third diughtg - Shoreham, to Ilia Priscilla Platt. of Odolidtheseto2n6athnianisit,.,Naotriltloiak7tolehonmaeryCEhuitricnbo,rJOebiden ot ‘ f John Fitzgerald, Esq. M.P. , of Wheratat_ad aaget in ills r°ll of Suffolk. DIE On the 24 of August , at Barrack D. pore, after a abort iiic" - ' Ol 4, 11 Hon. Jeffery Amherst, eldeat son of Lord Amherst, in t 16°1 he yearofhi.ae.Leicester inmt. at Launtle Abbey, On the 24th , 0 -P h Simpson, Esq. On the 25th inst., at Brixton-hill Terra ce, H. W. Wii rd ' rjq' aged 59. Ou the 23 4 inst., in U pp er Whopole-street , the wife of D r * Turner, of Curson-street. Tfoneshlir inst., Edmund Morris , Ife Esq. of Chorley W Primied anti Ifol/7404 $ *IP 8"-°/#1441 r 0 NP* : .